Carlos Correa News Archive
News -- September 2024 (73)
- 9/28 Baseball Musings: Best Batter Today: Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees remain in slots one and four in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Judge went one...
- 9/28 Twins Daily: Twins 2, Orioles 7: Stick a Fork in Them: Box Score Pablo López: 5 ⅔ IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Carlos Correa (-0.96), Royce Lewis (-0.82), Christian...
- 9/27 Twins Daily: Marlins 8, Twins 6 (13 Innings): Horrible Situational Hitting Costs Twins Game, Season: Box Score SP: David Festa - 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (72 pitches, 53 strikes (73.6% strikes)) Home Runs: Carlos Correa...
- 9/26 Twins Daily: Make It Official! Twins 8, Marlins 3: Not Dead Yet: Box Score SP: Simeon Woods Richardson - 1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 K ( 36 pitches, 23 strikes (64% Strikes) Home Runs: Byron...
- 9/26 chipalatta.com: Astros 2024: Anatomy of a division championship: The Astros clinched the 2024 AL West Tuesday night in a nail-biting 4-3 win that was a microcosm of the team’s season. Like the...
- 9/25 Zone Coverage: The Twins Have Lost Their Identity: The Minnesota Twins’ five-week freefall continues. On Aug. 18, the Twins were ready to sweep the Texas Rangers in a four-game...
- 9/25 Belly Up Sports: Did Farhan Zaidi Do Enough To Save His Job?: While he signed an extension last season, San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations, Farhan Zaidi is on the hot seat....
- 9/25 Twins Daily: Marlins 4, Twins 1: Woof: Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (89 Pitches, 58 Strikes, 65.1%) Home Runs: None Bottom...
- 9/24 Twins Daily: Twins Daily Debate: Why the Houston Astros are the Better Wild Card Opponent for Twins: [Ed. note: In a spasm of optimism, we're kicking off Tuesday with a pair of pieces examining the two most likely candidates...
- 9/23 Twins Daily: With Six Games Left, Twins Need Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa Six Times Apiece: Everything seemed to be moving toward another strong finish and a second consecutive playoff appearance. Then, it happened....
- 9/23 Twins Daily: Twins 3, Red Sox 9: Another Gut Punch Has Twins On Ropes: Box Score SP: Zebby Matthews 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (87 pitches, 55 strikes (63%)) Home Runs: N/A Top 3 WPA: Cole Irvin...
- 9/23 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Brink of Disaster: Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/16 through Sun, 9/22 *** Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 81-77) Run Differential Last Week: -11 (Overall:...
- 9/22 Twins Daily: Red Sox 8, Twins 1: Triston Casas is a Tigers Fan (Probably): Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Pablo Lopez: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 BB 3 K (86 Pitches, 56 Strikes, 65.1%) Home Runs: None Bottom...
- 9/22 Twins Daily: How the Twins' Defensive Collapse Is Sinking Their Playoff Hopes: When one thinks about what has plagued the Minnesota Twins in the dog days of this season, a few things immediately come...
- 9/21 Baseball is Everything: Houston Astros Seem Unlikely To Re-Sign Alex Bregman in Free Agency: As the 2024 Major League Baseball offseason approaches, two of the league’s premier third basemen, Alex Bregman and Matt...
- 9/21 Twins Daily: The Twins Missed Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton, but Letting Them Get Healthy Was the Right Call: Since returning from a two-month absence due to plantar fasciitis, Carlos Correa has only played in four games, one of them...
- 9/20 Twins Daily: The Twins' Signature Offensive Skill Disappeared Three Weeks Ago. It's Why They're Fading.: Last week, I wrote about the troubling signs around plate discipline for the weary, young, injury-depleted Twins. Too many players,...
- 9/20 Twins Daily: Carlos Correa, Brooks Lee, and the Twins’ Defensive Future: Everything was going great for Carlos Correa during the first half of the 2024 season. He had recovered from the plantar fasciitis...
- 9/20 RotoWire: Plates four runs in lossCorrea went 3-for-5 with four RBI in an extra-inning loss to the Guardians on Wednesday....
- 9/20 Twins Daily: Guardians 3, Twins 2 (10 Innings): Twins Walked Off Again, Cleveland Clinches Playoff Berth, Twins and Tigers Tied: Box Score SP: Simeon Woods Richardson - 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (72 pitches, 51 strikes (70.8% strikes)) Home Runs: None. Bottom...
- 9/19 Twins Daily: Guardians 5, Twins 4: Twins Waste Chances, Create Too Few, Cleveland Finds Chances Everywhere: Box Score SP: Bailey Ober - 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 12 K ( 101 pitches, 70 strikes (69% Strikes) Home Runs: None Bottom 3...
- 9/18 Zone Coverage: Who Will Step Up As Minnesota’s Two-Inning Reliever?: There isn’t one thing to point to that explains the Minnesota Twins’ struggles this season. There are the losses of borderline...
- 9/18 Twins Daily: The Twins' Injury Issues Aren't Just a Twins Problem. Does MLB Have a Broader Concern to Address?: The Minnesota Twins front office has taken a lot of heat for the lack of moves made at the trade deadline. It's fair to levy...
- 9/18 Zone Coverage: What’s At Stake If the Twins Miss the Playoffs?: Last year, the Minnesota Twins were limping toward the finish line. Royce Lewis and Byron Buxton were on the injured list. Carlos...
- 9/17 Twins Daily: Twins 3, Guardians 4: Griffin Jax Goes from Hero to Goat, Offense Goes Silent After Early Flurry: Box Score SP: Pablo López: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (92 pitches, 61 strikes (66.3%) Home Runs: N/A Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin...
- 9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Report: Buster Posey Spearheaded Extension Talks With Matt Chapman: The Giants’ six-year, $151MM extension for third baseman Matt Chapman marked a departure from the organization’s reluctance...
- 9/16 Zone Coverage: Is Correa and Buxton’s Return Enough To Fix What Ails the Twins?: It’s been over two months since the Minnesota Twins had Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, and Royce Lewis in the same lineup. However,...
- 9/16 Twins Daily: Cleveland to Boston: Breaking Down the Biggest Road Trip of the Twins Season: The Twins are in Cleveland this week for four games against the division-leading Guardians and then off to Boston for three...
- 9/16 Twins Daily: Are the Twins Using Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa Optimally?: As the Twins enter the final stretch of their playoff push, they are navigating the return of two of their biggest stars, Byron...
- 9/16 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Running Out the Clock: Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/9 through Sun, 9/15 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 79-70) Run Differential Last Week: -4 (Overall:...
- 9/15 Twins Daily: Make It Official! Twins 9, Reds 2: Flipping the Script: Box Score: Starting Pitcher: David Festa: 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (72 Pitches, 40 Strikes, 55.5%) Home Runs: Carlos...
- 9/15 Twins Daily: The Twins Keep Getting Punched in the Mouth, and They Struggle to Punch Back: A raging Rocco Baldelli was supposed to wake the Twins up, and make them remember who they are. That was last Sunday; they lost...
- 9/15 Twins Daily: Twins Minor League Report (9/14): Ohl-Righty Then; Wind Surge Starter Tosses 6 Scoreless: CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 78-70 St. Paul Saints: 68-74 Wichita Wind Surge: 55-80 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 67-63...
- 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Twins, Kwan, Olson: The Twins recently welcomed a pair of key players back from the injured list, returning both center fielder Byron Buxton and shortstop...
- 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Activate Carlos Correa: The Twins will officially activate shortstop Carlos Correa from the 10-day injured list prior to today’s game with the Reds. ...
- 9/14 RotoBaller.com: Carlos Correa Returning On Saturday: The Minnesota Twins will activate shortstop Carlos Correa (foot) from the injured list on Saturday and will option outfielder...
- 9/14 Zone Coverage: The Twins Need 3 Players To Rediscover Their First-Half Production: The Minnesota Twins got impressive play from their star hitters in the first half, but multiple second-tier players stepped up...
- 9/14 North Side Baseball: Are Narratives Surrounding The 2024 Cubs Accurate?: 1. The Cubs Offense is Not Clutch Enough Here are the Cubs' totals for the season. For some context, the Cubs are below...
- 9/14 Twins Daily: Carlos Correa Returns to Twins Lineup as Playoff Push Intensifies: We're getting the band back together. On Friday night, Byron Buxton made his return to the Twins lineup, punctuated with...
- 9/13 Zone Coverage: The Timberwolves Are Going To Take Over Minnesota: The Minnesota sports landscape is on the precipice of the biggest shakeup in its hierarchy since the Twins and Vikings came to...
- 9/13 Twins Daily: Twins' Local Kid Making Good for Second Playoff Season in a Row: The one crippling hole in Matt Wallner’s game reared its head early in the season, when he posted a 51.5% strikeout rate across...
- 9/13 PudnerSports.com: Cardinals Grab 8th and Final Spot for Statis-Pro 5th Round: For the first time ever, we had a Statis-Pro game end due to a ruling. The Cardinals were clinging to a 3-2 lead needing a win...
- 9/13 Brewer Fanatic: Jackson Chourio Powers the Brewers to Another Win, Proves How Special He Is Again: Spencer Bivens got ambushed. It's not his fault; this is happening a lot with pitchers lately. With the scoreboard and the count...
- 9/13 Twins Daily: 3 Twins Players With Something to Prove Down the Stretch: Earlier this week, MLB.com had their beat writers identify one player on each team with something to prove down the stretch....
- 9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Activate Byron Buxton: The Twins announced Thursday that they’ve reinstated Byron Buxton from the injured list and optioned infielder/outfielder...
- 9/12 Twins Daily: Buck's Back: Twins To Activate Byron Buxton on Friday: It's been exactly one month since Byron Buxton last played in a game for the Minnesota Twins. On August 12th, he exited following...
- 9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Activate Byron Buxton: The Twins announced Thursday that they’ve reinstated Byron Buxton from the injured list and optioned infielder/outfielder...
- 9/12 Twins Daily: Buck's Back: Twins To Activate Byron Buxton on Friday: It's been exactly one month since Byron Buxton last played in a game for the Minnesota Twins. On August 12th, he exited following...
- 9/10 Twins Daily: If You're Feeling Down About the 2024 Twins, Look to Last Year's Champions: The 2024 Minnesota Twins may be in a rough patch right now, but if there’s one thing baseball teaches us every year, it’s that...
- 9/10 Belly Up Sports: The Minnesota Twins Need To Get It Together: The Minnesota Twins had a solid first half of the regular season. They were only out of first place by four and a half games and...
- 9/10 Twins Daily: The Minnesota Twins Are Facing the Dark Side of Dealing in Distressed Assets: While the Minnesota Twins have put together a season of competitive play—much more competitive than we thought second or third...
- 9/10 RotoBaller.com: Carlos Correa "Very Encouraged" With How He's Feeling: Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (foot) is "very encouraged" after sprinting three of the last four days. Correa started...
- 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Bichette On Future In Toronto, Long-Term Goals: Throughout a disappointing season for the Blue Jays, the long-term future of stars Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been...
- 9/9 Twins Daily: Searching for Replacement Value on the Twins Roster: Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, and Joe Ryan have all carried the Twins through different parts of the 2024 season. The trio stands...
- 9/9 Just Baseball: Twins Are Keeping the Door Cracked in AL Wild Card: The American League Central has been one of the more pleasant surprises in baseball this year. As of right now, four of the five...
- 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Buxton, Correa, Lorenzen, Cortes: Byron Buxton was feeling discomfort in his hip as recently as Wednesday, and Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press that...
- 9/9 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Coming Undone: Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/2 through Sun, 9/8 *** Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 76-67) Run Differential Last Week: -13 (Overall:...
- 9/7 Twins Daily: Why Is Royce Lewis Playing Second Base?!: On Monday night, Royce Lewis played three innings at second base during a tight win over the Tampa Bay Rays. On Wednesday night,...
- 9/6 The Report On Sports: Alex Bregman’s Future with Houston Astros Uncertain as Free Agency Looms: As the 2024 MLB season winds down, Alex Bregman’s future with the Houston Astros appears increasingly uncertain. The 30-year-old...
- 9/6 Twins Daily: Twins Fans Are Being Robbed of History: Maybe this is what we deserve. During Saturday’s blowout game against the Blue Jays, Manuel Margot was replaced in the sixth...
- 9/5 Last Word on Sports: AL Central Contender Suffers Outfield Blow at Bad Time: The Minnesota Twins have placed outfielder Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list due to patellar tendinitis in his left knee....
- 9/5 Twins Daily: In St. Petersburg and St. Paul, Frustration Boiled Over on Wednesday Night: Around the same time on Wednesday night, Louie Varland was exploding into a ball of fiery rage on the mound at Tropicana Field...
- 9/5 Zone Coverage: Will History Repeat Itself For the 2024 Twins?: With a month left in the 2024 season, the vibes around the Minnesota Twins have mostly been positive. Yes, there has been off-the-field...
- 9/5 Zone Coverage: Moving Royce Lewis To Second Base Has Long-Term Ramifications: Royce Lewis made his first big league appearance at second base on Sunday afternoon. There’s been plenty of talk amongst the fanbase...
- 9/5 Twins Daily: Twins Daily Hitter of the Month: August 2024: Honorable Mention - Byron Buxton - .250/.357/.708/1.065, 4 BB, 5 K, 3 HR Byron Buxton began the month on a Judgian trajectory...
- 9/4 Twins Daily: Twins' Unexpected September Call-up Has a Chance to Earn a Major-League Future: Ahead of Sunday’s September roster expansion—the day that MLB teams' active rosters move from 26 to 28 players—most expected...
- 9/3 Through The Fence Baseball: For the Minnesota Twins, how long will the post-season last?: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Reaching the promised land may be one consideration, but moving forward is quite another issue. For the...
- 9/2 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Losing Games, But Not Ground: Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/26 through Sun, 9/1 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 74-62) Run Differential Last Week: -22 (Overall:...
- 9/2 Twins Daily: The Twins Don't Have to Play Great September Ball to Be an October Threat: The Twins have been really bad for the past few weeks. Well, just for three series, really, going 2-7 against the Padres, Cardinals...
- 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Reportedly Considering Moving Royce Lewis To Second Base: Twins infielder Royce Lewis made his first career appearance at second base yesterday, fielding three innings of work at the position...
- 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Select Diego Castillo, Michael Helman; Activate Brooks Lee: The Twins announced a flurry of roster moves this afternoon as they selected the contracts of right-hander Diego Castillo and...
- 9/1 Twins Daily: Twins Add Familiar Face, Top Prospect, and One Surprising Name as Rosters Expand: With the calendar flipping to September, it’s time for expanded rosters. Historically, teams were able to call up any players...
- 9/1 Twins Daily: Three Ways the Minnesota Twins Can Get Their Best Roster on the Field in September: As the Minnesota Twins approach the final stretch of the 2024 regular season, their playoff hopes hang in the balance....
News -- August 2024 (50)